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Students in the School of Freshwater Sciences get plenty of opportunities to plunge into the waters in their studies. Now two doctoral students are plunging into policymaking.<\/p>\n

Danielle Cloutier and Shelby LaBuhn, both doctoral students in the School of Freshwater Sciences, have been awarded Knauss Fellowships<\/a> through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Sea Grant program. The fellowships, named for John A. Knauss, a former NOAA administrator, will give them an opportunity to work on water policy issues in either the executive or legislative branch of government for a year, starting in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I\u2019ve been here at 51ÁÔÆæ, I\u2019ve learned the research, and worked on the boats, and I can do the fieldwork and analyze the data,\u201d LaBuhn said. \u201cNow I get to see how the research we do can influence policy.\u201d<\/p>\n

In early December, the two students traveled to Washington, D.C., to be matched with an office in the executive branch of government or with a legislator or legislative committee.<\/p>\n

La Buhn will be working with NOAA’s Climate Program Office in the Global Ocean Observing System group<\/a>,\u00a0h<\/span>elping them maintain their observing network. She will be\u00a0h<\/span>elping to organize two large meetings with an\u00a0 international group of researchers.<\/p>\n

Cloutier\u00a0will be working in the office of Sen. Brian Schatz of\u00a0Hawaii. She will be mainly focusing on climate change and energy policy, she said.<\/p>\n

LaBuhn\u2019s interests focused on Great Lakes water from an early age. She grew up in Michigan near Lake Huron and did her undergraduate work in environmental chemistry at Lake Superior State University.<\/p>\n

\u201cWater was just a natural draw for me,\u201d LaBuhn said. \u201cThere\u2019s something about protecting the Great Lakes that\u2019s really resonated with me.\u201d Her research work has focused on the causes of hypoxia \u2013 the loss or depletion of oxygen in the water, creating dead zones \u2013 particularly in Green Bay.<\/p>\n

Cloutier also was drawn to water by her proximity to Lake Michigan.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up in southeast Wisconsin and Racine being surrounded by the Great Lakes, it was just such a big part of my childhood. Protecting that resource became really important to me,\u201d Cloutier said. Her research has focused on microbial ecology, working with Professor Sandra McLellan studying contaminants in water.<\/p>\n

At 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s School of Freshwater Sciences, both students found their niche.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a really perfect fit for me because there really aren\u2019t a lot of places that are devoted to environmental microbiology,\u201d said Cloutier. \u201cMost people that work in microbiology concentrate on the medical field. When I read about Dr. Sandra McLellan\u2019s work (on water contamination), I was really excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

LaBuhn heard about the then-new School of Freshwater Sciences from family members who lived in Germantown. \u201cI\u2019d never heard of it, but I knew I liked the idea of studying nutrient cycling and oxygen. I went on the website and (Associate Dean) Val Klump\u2019s research popped up. I emailed him and he invited me for an interview, and the rest is history.\u201d<\/p>\n

LaBuhn eventually would like to work for NOAA or the EPA. \u201cA lot of what I do aligns well with what they do.\u201d She\u2019s already seen policy results in the work being done in Green Bay as legislators and citizens become interested in the work she and her colleagues are doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou collect all this data and sometimes you don\u2019t see it going anywhere, but when you see it being used by people to make a change, that\u2019s really gratifying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cloutier is interested in doing her Knauss Fellowship with an office that represents a Great Lakes state, but she also is open to the East Coast since she has family there.<\/p>\n

Her long-term career goal is going \u201canywhere that I can use my understanding of scientific research to make change in my community or for my country. I think pursuing a career in science policy is a good way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

LaBuhn and Cloutier were the only Knauss Fellows chosen from Wisconsin this year. The School of Freshwater Sciences has had four previous Knauss Fellows since 2011, all of whom are working in the water industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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